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Supporters’ EveningCelebrating 10 years of

Reading Real Estate Foundation

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17.30 Registration and drinks reception

18.30 Welcome and RREF update

Bryan Laxton CEO UK, Cushman & Wakefield LLP RREF Trustee and Pioneer

The University of Reading and the future of Higher EducationSir David Bell KCBVice-Chancellor, University of Reading

The impact of a RREF Bursary Bursary Recipient

19.00 RREF supporter awards

19.10 Drinks reception and canapés

20.30 Event close

Programme

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WelcomeWelcome to our special Supporters’ Evening to mark the 10th anniversary of RREF. We are here this evening to thank you for choosing to support this unique and forward-thinking educational charity.Ten years ago, I would have been truly delighted with the current RREF organisation. Its professionalism far surpasses what we had in mind when, back in 2002, it was apparent that there was a clear need, and a clear opportunity, to harness the power and enthusiasm of Reading alumni in support of real estate education at Reading. The first donor that I approached offered £1,000, without hesitation, and this generosity emboldened me to work with 13 other fellow donors, and an initial set of corporate patrons, to set up the Reading Real Estate Foundation.

Real estate is a people business and Reading’s Real Estate & Planning alumni have a truly unique place in the UK and global property markets. I had hoped that RREF could formalise this tremendous community to create an alumni network like those that exist so prominently in the United States and which support their institutions so brilliantly.

What began as an idea has grown into an alumni network and charity that has built a continuing surplus for distribution for real estate educa-tion within Henley Business School at the University of Reading. It has been truly satisfying to watch RREF grow and reach its 10th anniversary in such a strong position. With your support, a huge amount has been achieved. Details of some of the key achievements that have been made possible by your help are highlighted later in this programme.

We are extremely proud of these achievements but there is still much to do.

Your continued support has never been needed more as Real Estate & Planning tackles the challenges presented by the changes to Higher Education funding and we seek to address the industry-wide issues that affect our stakeholders. Our desire to keep Reading and its Real Estate & Planning graduates relevant and at the top of employers’ lists remains paramount.

Andrew Baum, (BSc Estate Management 1973) Professor of Land Management, University of Reading RREF Trustee and Founder donor

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Celebrating 10 years of RREFThanks to the generous support of alumni, corporate donors and other individuals, RREF has earned a reputation as a forward-thinking charity and a leading- edge alumni association. Our activities have evolved over 10 years and include:•Forging links between the School of Real Estate & Planning, its alumni

and the industry

•Providing assistance in the form of bursaries and grants to students in need

•Building a robust and vibrant network of real estate professionals

•Offering co-curricular activities to further learning and enhance the employability of our graduates

•Raising funds from alumni and the industry to support our initiatives

•Sharing expertise and best practice through organising events and networking opportunities

•Raising awareness, worldwide, of the School of Real Estate & Planning and helping to maintain its position as a centre of excellence.

Creating opportunities for allWe are committed to ensuring that limited financial means are not a barrier to studying real estate and planning within the Henley Business School at Reading. In addition to the government and University support available to those from disadvantaged backgrounds, we offer bursaries and hardship grants to students who experience financial hardship during their studies. This enables them to focus on learning and reaching their full potential, without the heavy burden of financial concerns. There will always be a need to support our students in this way and we must ensure that our bursary provision keeps pace with increasing demand.

Promoting employabilityOur exclusive Professional Development Programme of co-curricular and careers activities helps students improve their employability and understanding of the world of work. As just one example, the Annual Careers Fair offers students access to graduate recruitment teams from 30 firms across the Real Estate and Planning sectors. Our Evening Lecture Series of presentations and post-lecture networking receptions allow alumni and professionals from our Corporate Patrons to provide students with an insight into real projects and issues in the property market, as well as offering a flavour of what it is like to work for their firm.

MentoringOur highly successful mentoring programme offers students the opportu-nity to have a one-to-one connection with a real estate professional in the industry, usually a Reading alumnus/alumna. Through mentoring, students learn more about the industry and areas they may want to specialise in - as well as making firm connections with individuals who are already working in their chosen sector.

Work experienceThe Access Internship Scheme aims to target under-represented groups in real estate and planning and is intended to help individuals overcome some of the obstacles to participation both in internships and the profession itself. These obstacles might be, for example, financial, social or experiential. Through the scheme, students gain vital real-world work experience. They are placed with a host firm during the summer and are paid a bursary to ensure they are financially able to undertake the placement.

Securing the best academic talentHaving the best research and teaching academics is paramount to keeping Reading and the School of Real Estate & Planning at the top. Students understand the need for robust and innovative research to underpin the latest teaching and our role in achieving this continues to be important. There are currently two fully funded Chairs and a Fellow thanks to the generosity of alumni and corporate donors.

Developing future talentRREF funds an ongoing PhD support programme to strengthen and develop current and future talent in research and teaching within the School of Real Estate & Planning. In addition we also part fund a Research Officer in the School to support high-level academic research output.

‘My Access Internship with Cushman & Wakefield has provided me with some of the best and the most essential experience in order to develop my industry knowledge and start a career in property. Along with the mentoring scheme and evening lectures, RREF has assisted me to interact with the industry throughout the course, and this support network is one of the many reasons I joined the University of Reading in the first place’.

BSc Real Estate student and Access Internship recipient 2011

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Celebrating 10 years of RREF

RREF’s longest standing Corporate Patron is CBRE after 10 years of continuous support

Over 240 firms were represented by the attendees at the 10th Annual Dinner

97% of Reading BSc Real Estate graduates in 2010 were in full-time employment or further study six months after graduating

Over the past 10 years, the Annual Dinner has welcomed a total of 4,367 guests

RREF alumni are spread across 75 different countries worldwide

Total funds raised by July 2011 were over £3.2 million

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In 2008, the first year of the Mentoring Programme, an impressive 182 mentors volunteered from our alumni and industry community; this has since grown to 295 offering over 340 students each year the chance to have a valuable partnership and link to the industry

The funds raised from a raffle held at the 10th Annual Dinner provided hardship bursaries for eight students this year

RREF funds two 3-year PhD studentships offering those most talented the chance to continue study and research adding value to the School

In 2002, RREF provided £7,000 of bursaries and grants to students; our average annual expenditure is now in excess of £45,000, supporting 25 students

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Donating to RREF – being a part of the future of real estateWe rely on the kind support of our extensive network of alumni across the globe and our close links to the industry to continue and further develop our valuable work. All of our donors, at every level, are crucial to our success. They ensure that RREF can continue to support real estate and planning education at the University of Reading and build upon its position as a leading centre for real estate teaching and research. We are particularly grateful to those donors who enable us to plan for the future by making regular gifts to RREF.

Building for the future – with your helpWe have achieved a great deal over the past ten years and are rightly proud of all that we have accomplished. However, there is still much to do and we have ambitious plans for the years ahead. With your help, we will continue to build for the future of real estate and planning.

Our key priorities are to:

•Support research and teaching talent to ensure a strong future for the School

•Support students facing hardship and reward academic excellence

•Enable the development and enhancement of teaching and learning

•Help to address diversity issues in the industry through widening access

•Support the internationalisation of Real Estate & Planning

•Ensure the future of RREF

Real Estate & PlanningRanked as the leading real estate centre in Europe by the US-based Urban Land Institute, the School of Real Estate & Planning is a key component of the Henley Business School, at the University of Reading.We are the only real estate school in the country to have a separate identity within a more general business school, reflecting our close and longstanding collaborative relationship with industry. These established relationships continue to shape the School’s teaching and research agenda and help make us one of the most influential voices in public policy debates in our field.

We maintain the highest standards of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching for the real estate and planning industries and undertake inter-nationally recognised, leading edge research into real estate, planning and land.

Through RREF we are in contact with more than 5,500 of our alumni, many of whom are in senior positions in the industry.

Students are able to engage directly with alumni through initiatives such as the Mentoring Programme and Access Internship Scheme. Our programmes are held in high regard by leading employers and the latest government figures show 91% employability of our 2011 graduates at graduate level employment.

Professor Peter Byrne has been appointed as our new Head of School. Peter has been involved with the School since it was first established at Reading in 1972 and has previous experience as Head. The School of Real Estate & Planning enjoys an unmatched reputation spanning four decades as the largest and most prestigious School in the UK for teaching and research.

‘I think it fair to say that the role of Head of School has changed dramatically since I was last in post and because of this it will represent a new challenge, especially given the School’s significant position within the Henley Business School. It’s my job to ensure that the international record of excellence in both teaching and research which our School enjoys is sustained and developed’.

Professor Peter ByrneHead of SchoolRREF Trustee

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Henley Business School Henley is a world-renowned international business school based in the UK. Operating in 17 countries; ranked among the top schools in Europe; and being one of only 53 business schools in the world to hold triple-accredited status, Henley has a truly global reputation and reach.We are known for developing outstanding business professionals and leaders – and our distinctive approach is proven to deliver results. Focused, distinctive and engaging in every sense, Henley is best placed to make an impact on your career and life.Henley Business School’s alumni network is a dynamic and engaging community, home to over 30,000 people in 140 countries. Our alumni operate 30 International Associations; other specialist networks; plus 11 sector-specific Special Interest Groups in the UK. Our alumni enjoy access to Henley’s research and insights, resources, events and the opportunity to build long-lasting business relationships.

Savills plc.Savills plc. is a global real estate services provider listed on the London Stock Exchange. We have an international network of more than 200 offices and associates throughout the Americas, the UK, continental Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, offering a broad range of specialist advisory, manage-ment and transactional services to clients all over the world. Our people combine entrepreneurial spirit and a deep understanding of specialist property sectors with the highest standards of client care.

We have been the UK’s leading agency group by turnover for 10 consecu-tive years. We are the number two global agent by world turnover, with a particular strength in Capital markets transactions. Savills services the needs of the investor, owners and occupiers offering transactional advice, property management, consultancy and asset management expertise. In addition, we have a fund management service through Cordea Savills, which provides indirect investment to clients focused primarily on core and opportunistic European funds. Throughout our international network of over 200 offices and associates, we offer a range of real estate expertise across residential, office, industrial, retail, leisure, healthcare, rural, hotel and mixed use development schemes.

Norton Rose GroupLaw Firm of the Year, The Lawyer Awards 2011 Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice. With more than 2900 lawyers, we offer a full business law service to many of the world’s pre-eminent financial institutions and corporations from offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia.

Real estate is one of the principal strengths of the Norton Rose Group – founded on our reputation for effective, no-nonsense handling of high-profile and complex transactions. Our real estate specialists work closely with our banking, corporate, restructuring, securitisation, construction and tax lawyers who have a genuine understanding of the real estate market, both nationally and internationally, and proven experience of providing advice beneficial to our clients – whatever the market.

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Founder DonorsFounders are those individuals who gave in the very early days of RREF, as well as those who became Life Members and gave to the appeal in 2007.

Name Grad. year

Position Organisation

Neil Aitchison 1968 Development Consultant Aitchison Raffety

Crispin Auden 1976 Managing Director Linden Property Services

Simon Bakewell 1977 Director Trehaven Group Ltd

Andrew Baum 1973 Professor of Land Management University of Reading

James Bowdidge 1981 Chief Executive The Property Merchant Group

Mike Brown 1983 CEO Prestbury Investments LLP

Paul Cable 1979 European Funds Director Alpha Real Capital

Robin Christie 1981 Managing Director PropertyBourse

Mark Creedy 1975 MD Fund Management UNITE Group

Richard Cundall 1973 Owner Acaster LLP

Peter Dawson 1992

Peter Fineman 1974 Partner Fineman Ross

Peter Freeman N/A Non-Executive Director Argent Group

Alan Froggatt 1971 Principal Touchstone Advisers

Rick Gibbs 1981 Managing Director Espalier Group

Charles Godfrey 1983 Head of Business Development Colliers International

Charles Graham 1978 Principal Europa Capital Partners LLP

Peter Gubb 1976 Managing Director Highcross Group Ltd

William Hill 1982 Head of Property Schroders

Gerald Kaye 1979 Development Director Helical Bar plc

Nigel Kempner 1978 Head of Fund Management Grafton Advisors LLP

Peter Kershaw 1974 Executive Offices Group

Stafford Lancaster 1989 Director - Office Portfolio Delancey Estates plc

Bryan Laxton 1981 CEO UK Cushman & Wakefield LLP

Hugo Llewelyn 1995 Head of Investment, Europe Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers

James Maitland-Smith 1993 Managing Director d42 LLC

Philip Marsden 1981 Director, Capital Markets Jones Lang LaSalle

Thank you Without your support, RREF would not be what it is today.

Recognising your support

We are committed to recognising the support of our corporate and individual donors and sharing news about our activities and the projects which they support.

In addition to the dedicated Supporters’ Evening that we run each year, to which all current donors are invited, our stewardship programme includes donor-specific publications.

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Appeal Donors (2007)Appeal Donors contributed to the appeal, run in 2007, to fund the new building and academic posts within the School of Real Estate & Planning.

Name Grad. year

Position Organisation

Andrew Baum 1973 Professor of Land Management University of Reading

James Bowdidge 1981 Chief Executive The Property Merchant Group

Mike Brown 1983 CEO Prestbury Investments LLP

Peter Dawson 1992

Alan Froggatt 1971 Principal Touchstone Advisers

Charles Graham 1978 Principal Europa Capital Partners LLP

William Hill 1982 Head of Property Schroders

Nigel Kempner 1978 Head of Fund Management Grafton Advisors LLP

Hugo Llewelyn 1995 Head of Investment, Europe Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers

James Maitland-Smith 1993 Managing Director d42 LLC

Stephen Musgrave 1976 Managing Director Houghton Property Advisers LLP

Jeremy Newsum 1976 Non-Executive Director Grosvenor

Stuart Pearce 1979 Partner Pearce & Associates

John Stephen 1971 Retired Retired

Stephen Yarnold 1976 Partner Yarnold & Partners

Organisation Project

CBRE Professor in Real Estate Finance & Fellow in Real Estate

Gerald D. Hines Visiting Fellow in Development

SEGRO (Brixton) Lecture Theatre & Seminar Room

ALDAR Chair in Real Estate Development

O&H Properties Fellowship

Andrew Martin 1977 Senior Partner Strutt & Parker

John Miles 1973 Director John Miles & Co

Stephen Musgrave 1976 Managing Director Houghton Property Advisers LLP

Jeremy Newsum 1976 Non-Executive Director Grosvenor

David Novi 1985 Owner Properties International (Inver-siones Novi sl)

Paul Orchard-Lisle N/A Chairman Apache Capital Partners LLP

Stuart Pearce 1979 Partner Pearce & Associates

James Petit 1981 Managing Director, Head of UK and Ireland

RREEF Limited

John Rigg 1973 Director Savills plc

Melville Rodrigues N/A Partner CMS Cameron McKenna

David Saull 1979 Director David Saull Independent

John Slade 1978 Chief Executive BNP Paribas Real Estate UK

John Stephen 1971 Retired Retired

Stephen Vernon 1972 Chairman Green Property Ltd

Simon Wooller 1982 Asset Management Director Telereal Trillium

John Woolsey 1982 Partner Knight Frank LLP

Stephen Yarnold 1976 Partner Yarnold & Partners

Name Grad. year

Position Organisation

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Current PioneersPioneers are individuals who give £1,000 – £5,000 each year to help us continue and further develop our projects.

Name Grad. year Position Organisation

David Atkins 1988 Chief Executive Hammerson plc

Paul Cable 1979 European Funds Director Alpha Real Capital

Colin Campbell 1978 Chairman Pradera- AM plc

Tony Dean 2000 (CEM) CEO Gateway Group plc

Paul Disley-Tindell 1991 Director – Corporate Real Estate Telereal Trillium

Alan Froggatt 1971 Principal Touchstone Advisers

Ginny Gibson 1981 Deputy Dean, Henley Business School

University of Reading

Charles Graham 1978 Principal Europa Capital Partners LLP

Gary Hale 1981 Director Bisham Asset Management Ltd

William Hill 1982 Head of Property Schroders

Gerald Kaye 1979 Development Director Helical Bar plc

Stafford Lancaster 1989 Director – Office Portfolio Delancey Estates plc

Bryan Laxton 1981 CEO UK Cushman & Wakefield LLP

Mark Ridley 1984 Chairman & Chief Executive Savills plc

John Rigg 1973 Head of International Investments

Savills plc

Mark Titcomb 1984 Head of Real Estate Lending, London

DekaBank

Simon Wooller 1982 Asset Management Director Telereal Trillium

Stephen Yarnold 1976 Partner Yarnold & Partners

Current Major DonorsMajor Donors are those individuals and organisations who have made a significant contribution to RREF, either as a single gift or over a number of years.

Name Grad. year Position Organisation Project

Alison Carnwath 1975 (Reading)

Chairman Land Securities Group plc

Core activities

Sue Clayton 1979 Executive Director, Capital Markets

CBRE Clayton Bursary & graduation award

Helen Tranter 1973 (Reading)

John Tranter Fund - Access Internships and Mentoring Awards

Richard Tranter 1973 (Reading)

Director of the Centre for Agricul-tural Strategy

University of Reading

John Tranter Fund - Access Internships and Mentoring Awards

PMB Holdings PMB Holdings Bursary

Vail Williams Vail Williams Chris Perry Memorial Bursary

Redevco UK Bursary provision

Oxford Properties Group

MSc Real Estate prize - sustainability

The Lord Samuel Memorial Trust

The Lord Samuel Memorial Trust and RealService Research Doctorate

RealService Ltd The Lord Samuel Memorial Trust and RealService Research Doctorate

RealService Best Practice Group

The Lord Samuel Memorial Trust and RealService Research Doctorate

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Event sponsors & previous Corporate PatronsThe companies listed below have kindly sponsored or hosted RREF events, or have previously been a Corporate Patron.ACR Partners

Aldar

Allied London

Allsop

Avestus

Benchmark Group

BH2

Bouygues Development

Briant Champion Long

Canadian & Portland Estates

CBRE

Colliers International

CoStar

Cushman & Wakefield LLP

Delancey Estates plc

Doughty Hanson

DTZ

Europa Capital Partners LLP

Fineman Ross

Forsters

Gerald Eve LLP

Goodman

Grosvenor

GVA

Helical Bar plc

Hogan Lovells

ING Real Estate

Invesco

Irwin Mitchell

John Miles & Company

Jones Lang LaSalle

Knight Frank LLP

Lawrence Graham LLP

Macdonald & Company

MJ Mapp

Norton Rose LLP

Orion Capital Managers

Patron Capital

Pitmans Solicitors

Redevco UK

Rowney Sharman

Savills plc

SJ Berwin LLP

Slough Estates plc

The Property Merchant Group

Thomas Cole Kinder

Underscore

Current FriendsFriends are individuals who help us to plan for the future by supporting us with a regular donation.

Name Grad. year

Alastair Adair 1992

Christopher Adams 1978

Jeremy Aitchison 1979

Paddy Allen 2005

Simon Beckett 1989

Nigel Bennett 1989

John Birtwistle 1978

Bill Black 1972

Martin Bloomer 1976

James Bowdidge 1981

Timothy Bryant 1977

Sam Carson 2006

Harry Chichester 2000

Julian Clarke 1981

Richard Conroy 1994

Adam Coulston 2002

Andrew Cowling 1974

Howard Day 1983

Jeremy Day 1990

Michael Dean 2004

James Dipple 1977

Crinan Dunbar 1998

Robert Evans 1974

Robert Fowlds 1983

James George 1973

Toby Hall 2004

Graham Harvey-Browne 1977

Andrew Hill 1979

Andrew Hogge 1979

Name Grad. year

Helen Jones 2000

Alex Kington 1999

Rod Lockhart 2003

Steven Magorrian 1981

Alister McCutchion 1995

Jon McGloin 2008

Anthony Mellalieu 2008

John Milligan 1979

Gregory Moore 1983

Henry Morris 2001

Carlo Navato 1991

Phillip Nelson 1977

Keith Norman 1988

Jonathan Paul 1989

Nick Pemberton 1995

Simon Perkins 1987

Tamzin Phoenix 1996

Graham Pickering 1983

David Proctor 2001

Bill Redfern 1981

Nicholas Rees 1979

Robert Richardson 1998

Douglas Stevens 1977

John Styles 1993

Mark Titcomb 1984

Stephen Vernon 1972

Ruth Warnes 2002

Peter White 1989

Frank Yao 2010

Current Corporate PatronsCorporate Patrons are companies who donate £5,000 each year to help sustain our core activities.BNP Paribas Real Estate

Bouygues Development

Capita Symonds

CBRE

CoStar

Cushman & Wakefield LLP

EC Harris

GE Capital Real Estate

Gerald Eve LLP

GVA

Hammerson plc

Jones Lang LaSalle

Knight Frank LLP

Network Rail

Redevco UK

Savills plc

SEGRO

SJ Berwin LLP

Vail Williams

RREF Supporters’ Evening For more information,

please contact:

Nicole Gillham Executive Director

[email protected] +44 (0)118 378 4191 www.rref.netRegistered charity no. 1092627

RREF Events 2012Henley Royal Regatta DayFriday 29 June, 12.00 – 18.00Henley Business School, Greenlands Campus, Henley-on-Thames

Careers Fair Wednesday 17 October, 15.00 – 17.30University of Reading

Breakfast ForumThursday 29 November, 7.45 – 9.45Hogan Lovells, London

For further information, or to book tickets, please contact Gill Kemp, Events & Alumni Relations Manager, [email protected] +44 (0)118 378 4191